Retired Owensboro Priest Sentenced 5 Years

By Emily Busby
WFIE
August 8, 2014

http://www.14news.com/story/26228869/retired-owensboro-priest-sentenced-5-years

OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE) -

Retired Owensboro Priest Louis Piskula has been sentenced to five years in prison in a sex abuse case.

Piskula pleaded guilty to one count of 1st degree sexual abuse of a minor.

The guilty plea was part of plea agreement for charges relating to incidents in 1978 at Blessed Mother Church in Owensboro.

Piskula must now register as a sex offender for 20 years and undergo treatment at the state penitentiary.

He will be eligible for parole after serving one year of sentence.